+1. Well said Cam. On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]>wrote:
> > On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, but they don't wanna pay. I'm supposed to do the "paper work" > > on my own time. > > There is a certain amount of overhead you should absorb as a business > owner. However, if you are doing an activity outside of your own > business needs, and at their direction, it's 100% billable. > > Usually when I discuss this with clients it's something like "I > account for my billable time in my own way in my own system. If you > would like to direct me to do additional work for this project in > your systems, I am happy to do whatever you need, but it's billable." > > My contracts also always have wording that addresses "other work done > at the client's direction". Jumping through hoops and doing paperwork > is work, is related to the project, and is done at the client's > direction = billable. > > Now, me entering time into my own accounting system, preparing their > invoice, etc - that's not billable, that's overhead. > > -Camero > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297710 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
